re: Bonine- the 2013 LHSAA split wasn't passed properly... OVERTURNED

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can someone explain to my why there was a split in the first place?

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A. all the private and Catholic schools became scapegoats for Curtis and Evangel being in class 2A with 5A quality football teams.

B. there are legitimate issues with attendance zones allowing Chalmette residents to attend Brother Martin, but not allowing Gentilly residents to attend Chalmette and so on throughout the state.

C. Per student, most of the LHSAA's voting power is concentrated in rural small public schools. For example, West Monroe has the same single vote as Central of Jonesville

what has been done

A. Curtis and Evangel both requested to play up to class 5A at the last reclassification

B. LHSAA attendance zones became the parish a school is located in, even if the local school board still enforces theirs

C. Big changes that can be driven by that imbalance of power now need to go before the executive committee

what needs to be done

A. Eddie Bonine needs to be the final authority on what classifications teams play at, in case a school pops up with disproportionate results like Curtis in 2A, etc.

B. Statewide open enrollment, but this is not up to the LHSAA and is complicated by pending desegregation lawsuits. School districts should still be able to refuse out of district students they don't want

C. A tiered voting system which gives a bit more power to the bigger schools, such that 5A has a voice commensurate with the influence they wield on the LHSAA in general